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Henry Kissinger may be the most successful, certainly the most flamboyant, Secretary of State to hold that office in modern times. When he was appointed in the late 1960’s, there were no American ties with Communist China, Vietnam and Berlin seemed ready to draw the United States into a third world war, and Russia was seen as "the enemy".
But all this has changed, and Henry Kissinger caused much of the change; in 1971, he made his first trip to China, a trip that was the beginning of the current ties between the United States and China. He brought the United States and Russia closer together on major issues by the policy he called "detente", literally meaning a relaxation. His philosophy was always to talk and to bring together. With these two policies, Kissinger did much to draw attention away from any possible Russia-American friction.
In 1973 he made his first visit to Egypt. Here he was able to begin U. S. relati
A. suffered a series of defeats while being in office.
B. significantly altered the direction of international relationships.
C. was unsuccessful in bringing about peace in the Middle East.
D. played a more important role than the president during the Nixon administration.
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Henry Kissinger may be the most successful, certainly the most flamboyant, Secretary of State to hold that office in modern times. When he was appointed in the late 1960’s, there were no American ties with Communist China, Vietnam and Berlin seemed ready to draw the United States into a third world war, and Russia was seen as "the enemy".
But all this has changed, and Henry Kissinger caused much of the change; in 1971, he made his first trip to China, a trip that was the beginning of the current ties between the United States and China. He brought the United States and Russia closer together on major issues by the policy he called "detente", literally meaning a relaxation. His philosophy was always to talk and to bring together. With these two policies, Kissinger did much to draw attention away from any possible Russia-American friction.
In 1973 he made his first visit to Egypt. Here he was able to begin U. S. relati
A. "shuttle diplomacy" seriously affected the SALT treaty.
B. Watergate scandals made Kissinger ineffective.
C. some of the things Kissinger initiated are still being worked out.
D. Kissinger is an outstanding politician but unable to cope with domestic affairs.
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